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* ''[[The Hollows]]'' has Ptah Ammon Fineas Horton Madison Parker Piscary. They just call him Piscary.

* The title character of Christopher Stasheff's ''The Warlock in Spite of Himself'' is Rod Gallowglass, "born Rodney d'Armand (he had five middle names, but they make dull reading)...."

* In [[Andre Norton]]'s early novel ''The Prince Commands'' there's "Michael Karl Johann Stefan Rene Eric Marie, Prince and Lord of Rein, First Lord of the Kingdom, Duke of Casnov, Count of Urnt, Baron of Kelive," (plus several others, including colonelcy of three different units), newly informed of his royal heritage and usually referred to or addressed simply as "Michael Karl" (when it's not by someone calling him "Your Royal Highness"). The family name, although ''not included in that recitation'', is Karloff. {{spoiler|(Some of his titles may have gone away when it turned out his cousin the Crown Prince wasn't dead after all. But then, he might have gotten them back after the Crown Prince became King.)}}

* In [[Andre Norton]]'s early novel ''[[Ruritania|The Prince Commands]]'' there's "Michael Karl Johann Stefan Rene Eric Marie, [[Try to Fit That on A Business Card|Prince and Lord of Rein, First Lord of the Kingdom, Duke of Casnov, Count of Urnt, Baron of Kelive,"]] (plus several others, including colonelcy of three different units), newly informed of his royal heritage and usually referred to or addressed simply as "Michael Karl" (when it's not by someone calling him "Your Royal Highness"). The family name, although ''not included in that recitation'', is Karloff. {{spoiler|(Some of his titles may have gone away when it turned out his cousin the Crown Prince wasn't dead after all. But then, he might have gotten them back after the Crown Prince became King.)}}

* Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, an Andalite from ''[[Animorphs]]'', usually shortened to Ax by his human compatriots. All the Andalites have a similar three-part name, which apparently have a first name, family name and a third name.

* Voltaire's ''[[Candide]]'' had governor Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza.